世界节假日博览 第40期:国际语法日

 　　March 4 is a very important day for all language students. It is National Grammar Day (NGD). This is the day for you to be extra careful with your grammar in class. It is also a good day to promise yourself to make your grammar better. This day is not just for students. Many native speakers of all languages have terrible grammar and make many mistakes. There is an annual¹ award for famous people with poor grammar and U.S. Presidents have won it in the past! NGD is also a day when teachers around the world need to review their teaching² methods and make their activities better. If your grammar isn’t good, you can't always say what you mean. People might not always be able to guess what you want to say.

　　3月4日这一天对于所有学习语言的学生都非常重要。因为这天是国际语法日。在这一天当中，我们必须对我们在课堂上使用的语法格外注意。并承诺提高我们的语法水平。国际语法日不仅是学生的节日。有许多本国人的语法也非常糟糕，并多次犯错。每年都会为名人颁发最差语法奖，美国总统曾经获此殊荣！在国际语法日这一天，全世界的老师需要审视自己的教学方法，提高学生的语法。如果你的语法水平不高，那么你将不可能永远达意。人们也不可能总能够猜出你所表达的意思。

　　National Grammar Day was created by the Society for the Promotion³ of Good Grammar (SPOGG) and MSN Encarta. The NGD website says: “If we don't respect and honor⁴ the rules of English, we lose our ability to communicate clearly and well.” So what do we do on National Grammar Day? The folks⁵ at SPOGG advise us to: “Speak well! Write well! And on March 4, march forth⁶ and spread the word. If you see a sign with a catastrophic apostrophe, send a kind note to the storekeeper. If your local newscaster says "Between you and I," set him straight with a friendly e-mail.” The site offers ten top tips for good grammar and encourages visitors to send photos of public notices that contain bad grammar.

　　国际语法日是由美国语法促进协会和MSN微软百科全书共同创立。国际语法日官网称：“如果我们失去了对英语规则的尊重，那么我们就将失去了清晰，准确表达的能力。”那么，我们会在这一天干些什么？美国语法促进协会成员建议我们：“正确的口语表达！书写规范！在3月4日这一天，将正确语法传播世界。如果你看到带有省略号的标示，那么就向店主写上亲切的话语。如果当地新闻广播员说：“在你我之间”，那么就为他发去一封善意的电邮。”该网站为如何使用准确语法提供了10条建议，并鼓励浏览者将含有错误语法的公共标示通过照片的形式上传。

　　1.careful with 当心

　　例句：What may happen if we are not careful with fire?

　　如果我们不小心用火将有什么后果?

　　2.encourage to 鼓励

　　例句：I encourage to join the list and contribute⁷ your thoughts to the project.

　　我鼓励您加入这个列表，并提供您对这个项目的想法。

　　3.make mistake 犯错

　　例句：Before correct others, meditate⁸ on yourself whether you make mistake first.

　　要纠正别人之前，先反省自己有没有犯错。

　　4.around the world 世界各地

　　例句：It happens all the time around the world.

　　世界各地随时都有这种情况发生。

1 annual   

adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物

参考例句：

• It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。

2 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

5 folks   

n.人们；父母；亲人；家属；人们( folk的名词复数 )；亲属；大伙儿；民间音乐

参考例句：

• Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
• When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢，恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

7 contribute   

vt.有助于，捐助，投稿；vi.出力，捐献，投稿

参考例句：

• The rich will be asked to contribute money;the strong to contribute labour.有钱出钱，有力出力。
• The three sons also contribute to the family business.这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。

8 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。